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The District of New Hampshire offers a database of opinions issued from 1999 to present. For a more detailed search, enter a keyword or case number in the search box above.

Teasck v. Gilbert (In re Gilbert), 2007 BNH 011 (granting summary judgment to the debtor/defendant on the plaintiffs’ complaint under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A), (a)(4), and (a)(6) because the undisputed material facts in the summary judgment record did not support piercing the veil of an LLC of which the debtor/defendant was the sole and managing member).

AmeriCERT, Inc. v. Straight Through Processing, Inc. (In re AmeriCERT, Inc.), 360 B.R. 398 (Bankr. D.N.H. 2007) (dismissing Chapter 11 bankruptcy case and adversary proceeding for cause pursuant to section 1112(b) after concluding that case was not filed in good faith and for no reorganizational purpose).

Baroody v. Baroody (In re Baroody), 2007 BNH 009 (granting judgment for the plaintiff because the obligation to pay the legal fees under a divorce decree was in the nature of alimony, maintenance, or support and therefore nondischargeable under § 523(a)(5)).

Moran v. Wunderlich (In re Wunderlich), 2007 BNH 008 (granting plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (and thus denying the debtor/defendant a Chapter 7 discharge) on Count I pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(2)(A) because of debtor/defendant's concealment of his receipt of mortgage proceeds, and denying summary judgment on Counts III and VI, brought pursuant to §§ 727(a)(3) and (a)(5), respectively).

In re R & R Associates of Hampton, 2007 BNH 007 (allowing the requested fees of expert/accountant retained by special counsel).

In re R & R Associates of Hampton, 2007 BNH 006 (reducing in amount and allowing fees of trustee's counsel).

In re Whispering Pines Estate, Inc., 2007 BNH 005 (denying stay pending appeal because debtor/movant is not entitled to stay as a matter of right upon the filing of a supersedeas bond, and finding that debtor/movant does not have a likelihood of success on the merits of its appeal).

Cunha v. Ablitt & Caruolo, P.C. (In re Cunha), 2007 BNH 003 (finding in favor of the defendant that postponement of a foreclosure sale (1) prior to confirmation of the debtor’s chapter 13 plan, (2) while a motion to dismiss or a motion for relief is pending, is an action to maintain the status quo and is not a violation of the automatic stay under § 362(a)(1) because defendant has a reasonable expectation that it may obtain relief from the stay.)

Michaud v. Ablitt & Caruolo, P.C. (In re Michaud), 2007 BNH 002 (finding in favor of the plaintiff that postponement of a foreclosure sale (1) after confirmation of the debtor’s chapter 13 plan, (2) when the debtor is current on post-petition payments, and (3) in the absence of a pending motion for relief, cannot be considered maintaining the status quo and is a violation of the automatic stay under § 362(a)(1)).

In re Kostandin, 2007 BNH 001 (denying original motions for contempt against debtor's spouse and counsel because issues raised by them were not frivolous, but granting in part renewed motions for contempt for failure to comply with court order; spouse and counsel jointly liable for unnecessarily incurred legal costs of $500).

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